A Maricopa County sheriff's deputy was struck by a vehicle in Queen Creek on Wednesday night while at the scene of a traffic collision, officials said.

The deputy was transported to a local hospital in serious condition, MCSO said.

The deputy had responded to the initial traffic-crash call and was at the scene when he was struck by another vehicle.

The deputy was hit along a stretch of Chandler Heights Boulevard in Queen Creek.

Traffic was restricted in the area on Wednesday night along Chandler Heights between Sossoman and Power roads.

Officials said the driver remained at the scene.

One of our deputies was badly injured this evening. He was hit by a car while investigating an accident in Queen Creek and was transported to the hospital in serious condition. Please be careful when you see flashing lights and keep him and his family in your thoughts tonight.

On Tuesday night, Officer Clayton Townsend of the Salt River tribal police was struck and killed along Loop 101 near McDowell Road east of Scottsdale as he was approaching a vehicle he had stopped. The driver of the vehicle that hit Townsend admitted he had been texting when he hit the officer.

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